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Multifunctional fructans and raffinose family oligosaccharides by Van den Ende, Wim

“…Fructans and raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) are the two most important classes of water-soluble carbohydrates in plants. Recent progress is…”
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Diurnal Changes in Water Soluble Carbohydrate Components in Leaves and Sucrose Associated TaSUT1 Gene Expression during Grain Development in Wheat by Al-Sheikh Ahmed, Sarah, Zhang, Jingjuan, Farhan, Hussein, Zhang, Yingquan, Yu, Zitong, Islam, Shahidul, Chen, Jiansheng, Cricelli, Sanda, Foreman, Andrew, Ende, Wim Van den, Ma, Wujun, Dell, Bernard

“…In plant tissues, sugar levels are determined by the balance between sugar import, export, and sugar synthesis. So far, water soluble carbohydrate (WSC)…”
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Characterization of Fructan Metabolism During Jerusalem Artichoke ( Helianthus tuberosus L.) Germination by Jiao, Jiao, Wang, Ji, Zhou, Mengjia, Ren, Xuyang, Zhan, Wenyue, Sun, Zongjiu, Zhao, Haiyan, Yang, Yao, Liang, Mingxiang, den Ende, Wim Van

“…The inulin-type fructans in Jerusalem artichoke ( L.) tubers exhibit different degrees of polymerization and are critical for germination. We aimed to…”
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A Simple and Accurate Method for Determining Wheat Grain Fructan Content and Average Degree of Polymerization by Verspreet, Joran, Pollet, Annick, Cuyvers, Sven, Vergauwen, Rudy, Van den Ende, Wim, Delcour, Jan A, Courtin, Christophe M

“…An improved method for the measurement of fructans in wheat grains is presented. A mild acid treatment is used for fructan hydrolysis, followed by analysis of…”
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Sugars, the clock and transition to flowering by Bolouri Moghaddam, Mohammad R, Van den Ende, Wim

“…Sugars do not only act as source of energy, but they also act as signals in plants. This mini review summarizes the emerging links between sucrose-mediated…”
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Plant sugars are crucial players in the oxidative challenge during abiotic stress: extending the traditional concept by KEUNEN, ELS, PESHEV, DARIN, VANGRONSVELD, JACO, VAN DEN ENDE, WIM, CUYPERS, ANN

“…Plants suffering from abiotic stress are commonly facing an enhanced accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) with damaging as well as signalling effects…”
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Towards a better understanding of the generation of fructan structure diversity in plants: molecular and functional characterization of a sucrose:fructan 6-fructosyltransferase (6-SFT) cDNA from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) by Lasseur, Bertrand, Lothier, Jérémy, Wiemken, Andres, Van Laere, André, Morvan-Bertrand, Annette, Van den Ende, Wim, Prud'homme, Marie-Pascale

“…The main storage compounds in Lolium perenne are fructans with prevailing β(2–6) linkages. A cDNA library of L. perenne was screened using Poa secunda…”
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The fructan syndrome: Evolutionary aspects and common themes among plants and microbes by Versluys, Maxime, Kirtel, Onur, Toksoy Öner, Ebru, Van den Ende, Wim

“…Fructans are multifunctional fructose‐based water soluble carbohydrates found in all biological kingdoms but not in animals. Most research has focused on plant…”
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Purification, cloning and functional characterization of a fructan 6-exohydrolase from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Riet, Liesbet van, Nagaraj, Vinay, Ende, Wim van den, Clerens, Stefan, Wiemken, Andres, Laere, Andre van

“…Fructans, {szligbeta}2-1 and/or {szligbeta}2-6 linked polymers of fructose, are produced by fructosyltransferases (FTs) from sucrose. They are important…”
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Fructans: Prebiotics and immunomodulators by Peshev, Darin, Van den Ende, Wim

“…•Inulin-type fructans may act as signals that are sensed by Toll Like Receptors•Immunomodulatory effects depend on the DP and type of fructans•Immunomodulatory…”
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Influence of Environmental Factors Light, CO2, Temperature, and Relative Humidity on Stomatal Opening and Development: A Review by Driesen, Elisa, Van den Ende, Wim, De Proft, Maurice, Saeys, Wouter

“…Stomata, the microscopic pores surrounded by a pair of guard cells on the surfaces of leaves and stems, play an essential role in regulating the gas exchange…”
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Autophagy in Plants: Both a Puppet and a Puppet Master of Sugars by Janse van Rensburg, Henry Christopher, Van den Ende, Wim, Signorelli, Santiago

“…Autophagy is a major pathway that recycles cellular components in eukaryotic cells both under stressed and non-stressed conditions. Sugars participate both…”
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SnRK1 inhibits anthocyanin biosynthesis through both transcriptional regulation and direct phosphorylation and dissociation of the MYB/bHLH/TTG1 MBW complex by Broucke, Ellen, Dang, Thi Tuong Vi, Li, Yi, Hulsmans, Sander, Van Leene, Jelle, De Jaeger, Geert, Hwang, Ildoo, Wim, Van den Ende, Rolland, Filip

“…SUMMARY Plants have evolved an extensive specialized secondary metabolism. The colorful flavonoid anthocyanins, for example, not only stimulate flower…”
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Cereal grain fructans: Structure, variability and potential health effects by Verspreet, Joran, Dornez, Emmie, Van den Ende, Wim, Delcour, Jan A., Courtin, Christophe M.

“…Fructans are carbohydrates with health promoting potential consisting mainly or exclusively of fructose. This review focuses on cereal grain fructans as…”
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Vacuolar protein sorting mechanisms in plants by Xiang, Li, Etxeberria, Ed, den Ende, Wim

“…Plant vacuoles are unique, multifunctional organelles among eukaryotes. Considerable new insights in plant vacuolar protein sorting have been obtained…”
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Sugars as hydroxyl radical scavengers: proof‐of‐concept by studying the fate of sucralose in Arabidopsis by Matros, Andrea, Peshev, Darin, Peukert, Manuela, Mock, Hans‐Peter, Van den Ende, Wim

“…SummarySubstantial formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is inevitable in aerobic life forms. Due to their extremely high reactivity and short lifetime,…”
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Fructans of the saline world by Kırtel, Onur, Versluys, Maxime, Van den Ende, Wim, Toksoy Öner, Ebru

“…Saline and hypersaline environments make up the largest ecosystem on earth and the organisms living in such water-restricted environments have developed unique…”
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Sweet Immunity: Inulin Boosts Resistance of Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) against Grey Mold ( Botrytis cinerea ) in an Ethylene-Dependent Manner by Tarkowski, Łukasz Paweł, Van de Poel, Bram, Höfte, Monica, Van den Ende, Wim

“…The concept of "Sweet Immunity" postulates that sugar metabolism and signaling influence plant immune networks. In this study, we tested the potential of…”
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Dynamics of metabolic responses to periods of combined heat and drought in Arabidopsis thaliana under ambient and elevated atmospheric CO2 by Zinta, Gaurav, AbdElgawad, Hamada, Peshev, Darin, Weedon, James T, Van den Ende, Wim, Nijs, Ivan, Janssens, Ivan A, Beemster, Gerrit T S, Asard, Han

“…Metabolic changes in Arabidopsis induced by periods of elevated heat and drought stress under ambient and elevated CO2, are dynamic and specific to different…”
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The impact of yeast presence in nectar on bumble bee behavior and fitness by Pozo, María I., van Kemenade, Gaby, van Oystaeyen, Annette, Aledón-Catalá, Tomás, Benavente, Alfredo, Van den Ende, Wim, Wäckers, Felix, Jacquemyn, Hans

“…The presence of yeasts in pollen and floral nectar is rather the norm than the exception. Due to the metabolic activities of yeasts, sugar and amino acid…”
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